His assailants didn't stop the beating even while firefighters tried to rescue the man.

Reports from Parisian media claimed the killing was part of a gang war in the tenth arrondissement of Paris.

Now, French website Le Point reports that Afro Trap artist Mohamed is currently in police custody.

A French site reports that MHD is in police custody (Image: Icon Sport via Getty Images)

The site reports that the police investigation is yet to determine MHD's part in the incident, if any.

The rapper - who is friends with Manchester United footballer Paul Pogba - was allegedly at the scene of the killing, which happened in the early hours of July 6 at the corner of Saint-Maur and Tesson streets.

It comes after MHD tweeted in September 2018 that he wished to give up his music career.

MHD said last September he wanted to give up his career (Image: Twitter)

In a tweet translated from French, he wrote: "No longer want anything, no longer want this music, I think I'll stop after this album.

"This life is not mine. Nothing strategic, not there for a marketing coup, I speak with the heart. Nobody can know the hidden side of success, it's a lifestyle choice and it's very difficult to live like that ... Putting an end to everything can do me the greatest good."